Bottle.



PATBNTED AUG. 29, 1995.

G. M. CONRADSON.

BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1e, 1909. RENBWED FEB. 4. 1905.

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UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE. i

CONRAD M. CONRADSON, OF WARREN, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO VERNETTE E.PRENTICE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOTTLE.

Specification of LettersrlPatent.

Patented Aug. 29, 1905.

Application-filed June 16, 1903. Renewed February 4, 1905. Serial No.244,211.

T0 all whom, t motyconoern.

Be it! known that I, CONRAD M. OoNRADsoN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in Warren, in the county of Warren and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain newy and useful Improvements inBottles, of which the following' is a specification.

This invention relates to non-refillable bottles; and its object is toprovide an article of this kind which is simple, compact, effective, andinexpensive to manufacture.

My invention consists in certain features of construction, combinationsof devices, and arrangements of parts, which will be hereinafter setforth, and particularly pointed out in the concluding claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is asectional elevation of a bottle made in accordance with my invention.Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a bafller used in the upper part of thebottle-neck to prevent access to parts therebelow. Fig. 3 is a sectionalplan taken across the neck of the bottle'. Fig. 4 is a detailillustrating the manner in which a valve is sealed by a lateral movementthereof. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a thimble used as a closure atthe lower part of the neck. Fig. 6 is a perspective view, partly brokenaway, of a liftable valve used for closing an opening formed in aclosure at the lower part of the neck of the bottle, said valve beingshown sealed at Fig. 4.

In the several views like signs denote like parts.

The body of the bottle is designated as 1, and the neck as 2. Upon thetop of the latter is provided a cap 3, having' a decanting opening 4,closed by a stopper 5, said cap being preferably screwed at 6 upon thebottleneck, and a seal 7, preferably annular and formed of wax, beingemployed between the lower portion of the cap and a bead 8, formedaround the` bottle-neck. Below said cap is a baffler 10, consisting,preferably, of a top disk 11, which is confined between a shoulder 12,formed upon said cap, and the brim 9 of the bottle-mouth, said diskbeing provided with a lip 13, which when punched or turned up forms anopening 14 in the disk. To the under side of the disk is attached a cup15, having an upturn'ed lip 16, forming an opening 17. Said openings 14and 17 are out of register, andthe lip 16 inthe cup occupies a positionbetween the cup-opening 17 and the disk-opening 14, so that it isimpracticable to insert an implement through the upper opening 14 topass thelip 16 and through thelower opening 17. lBelow said bafllyer isa float consisting, preferably, of a hollow glass body 18, fittingloosely within the neck and having its sides fluted, as at 19, to permitdecanting of liquid from the bottle. The lower end of the float isprovided with a mouth 20, which is closed by a stopper 21. Below saidiioat is placed a closure-thimble 22, preferably of sheet metal, the topof said thimble being formed with a conical depression 23, having one ormore decanting-perforations 24. The conical depression or opening 23 isclosed by the stopper 21 in the float 18 both normally and also -whenthe bottle is inverted and liquid is caused to enter the mouth of thebottle. Below said closure 22 is an independent closure in the form of aplug 25, the upper portion oi' which is inclosed at 26 by the lowerportion of the thimble 22. In said plug 25 is a central opening 27,which is closed by a liftable valve 28, said valve being of suchdimensions as to be capable of lateral play without uncovering saidopening 27, which it normally closes. The apex 29 of theconicallydepressed portion 23 of the 'thimble 22 projects downwardlywithin a conical depression 30in said valve and operates to lock or sealsaid valve upon the opening 27 when the valve is moved laterally, asseen at Fig. 4.

It will be seen that upon filling the bottle thecap 3, which may be ofwhite-metal, may be screwed to position and sealed at 7, the conditionof the seal thereafter showing whether or not the cap has been removedfor refilling the bottle. In decanting the bottle is inverted, and theweight of the liquid presses the valve 28 away from the plug 25, theliquid passing through the openings 24 in the closure 22 and through theflutes 19 in the float,

through the openings 17 and 14 in the baflier,

and out of the opening 4 in the cap, the air entering thel bottlethrough the same course. If after the bottle is empty an attempt be madeto refill the same when it is standing upright, the heavy valve 28effectually closes the opening 27 in the lower closure 25 against theingress of liquid. If, however, the bottle be inverted and an attemptthen be made to force liquid thereinto, the fioat 18 will be raised bythe liquid, so that the stopper 21 `therein effectually closes theconical depres-V IOO sion or opening 23 in the thimble 22, therebybarring the introduction of the liquid into the body of the bottle. I-f'the bottle belaid-upon its side, the valve 28 moves laterally as far asis permitted by the projection 29, which enters the depression 30 of thevalve, said projection serving to seal the valve 28 upon the opening 27,as seen at Fig. 4, thereby preventing inow of liquid. Thus it will beseen that in certain positions of the bottle refilling is prevented bythe valve 28 and at all other positions it is prevented by the float 18.

Variations may be resorted to within the 'scopeof my invention, andportions of my improvements may be used without others.

Having ythus `described my invention, I claim- 1. In combination, abottle having a neck,

a cap sealed upon the top ofthe neck and having a decanting-opening, abafiler below said lcap, a closure-below said bafier and having anopening, a oat between said baffier and said opening for closing thelatter, a plug below said closure, said plug having an opening, aliftable valve normally closing Vthe opening in said plug, and means.for preventing the lateral movement of said valve from uncovering theplug-opening and for causing the laterally-displaced valve to pressagainst its seat, to thereby lenable said valve to temporarily seal saidopening.

v2. In combination, a bottle 4having a neck, a cap sealed upon thetop-of the neck and having a stopper-hole, a baffler belowsaidfcap,aplug beneath said bafiier'and having an-opening, a liftable valve forsaid opening, said valve being of such dimensions-asto 'be capab'le ofvlateral play without uncovering said opening, means for causing thelaterally-displaced valve to press against its seat to :thereby becomesealed upon said opening by a lateral movement, an independent vclosurealso beneath said baffler and also having an fopening, and a float for4closing the last-mentioned opening.

3. In combination, a lbottle Vhaving a neck, a cap sealed upon the topof the neck and having a stopper-hole, a bafler below said cap, la plugbeneath said baffler and having an opening, a liftable valve for saidopening,l said valve being of such dimensions as to be capable oflateral `play without uncovering said opening, vmeans for causing thelaterally-displaced valve to press against its seat to thereby becomesealed upon said opening by a lateral movement, an independent closurebetween said baiiier and said plug, said independent closure also havingan opening, and a ioat placed :between said bafiier and thelast-mentioned closure and having means for closing the opening in thelatter. g

4. In combination, la bottle having a neck, a cap sealed upon the top oftheneck and having a stopper-hole, a bafiier below said cap, a plugbeneath said baffler and having an open- "meest ing, a liftable valvefor said opening, said valve being ofsuch dimensions as to be capable oflateral play without uncovering said opening, means for causing thelaterally-displaced valve to press against its seat to thereby becomesealed upon said opening by a lateral movement, an independent closurebetween said baffler and said plug, said independent closure also havingan opening, and a float placed between said ba-ler and thelast-mentioned closure; said float consisting of a hollow glass bodyfitting loosely within the neck and havinguted sides, and having astopper fitted in its lower end, said stopper being adapted vto closethe opening in 4the last-mentioned closure.

5. In combination, a bottle having a-neck, a cap sealed upon the top ofthe neck and having astopper-hole, a balfler below said cap, a plugbeneath vsaid baiiier and having an opening, a liftable valve for saidopening, said valve being of such dimensions as to be capable of lateralplay without uncovering said opening, means for causing thelaterally-displaced valve to press against its seat to thereby becomesealed upon said opening by a lateral movement, an independent closurealso beneath said baiiier and also having an opening, and a iioat forclosing thelast-mentioned opening; said baffler consisting of a diskwhich is confined between said cap and the brim of said neck and isprovided with an upturned lip jforming an opening therein, and a cupattached to the lower side of said disk and having in its bottomlportion an upturned lip forming an opening therein; said lip-openingsbeingout of register, and the lip inthe cup occupying a position betweenthe cu-popening and the disk-opening.

"6. In combination, a vbottle having-a neck,

a cap sealed upon the top of the neck and having a stopper-hole, abali-ler below said cap, a plug at the lower portion of the neck andhaving a central opening, a liftable valve seated upon said plug, saidvalve being of such dimensions as to be capable of lateral play withoutuncovering said opening, a conical depression in said valve, a Aclosureabove said valve .and having a depressed portion which projects withinsaid conical depression, so as to seal said valve by a lateralmovement-of the latter, an opening in the last-mentioned-closure, and aiioat for' closing said opening.

7 In combination, a bottle having a neck, a cap sealed upon the top ofthe neck and having a stopper-hole, a bailer below said cap, a plug atthe lower portion of the neck and 'having a central opening, a liftablevalve seated upon said plug, said valve being of such dimensions as tobe capable of lateral vplay without uncovering said open-ing, a con-icaldepression in said valvea closure 4above said valve and consisting of athimble, the sides whereof inclose the upper portion of said plug, andthe top portion whereof is formed IOO IOS

with a conical depression havinga perforation, the apex of said conicaldepression projecting downwardly within the conical depression in saidvalve, and operating to lock said valve to its seat when the valve ismoved laterally, and a float above said thimble for sealing the same.

8, In combination, a bottle having a neck, a cap sealed upon the neckand having a decanting-hole, a bafiler below said cap, a closure belowsaid baiiler, said closure having a decanting-opening, a float inposition to close said opening, an independent plugbelow said closure,said independent plug being provided with an opening, a liftable valvefor said independent plug, and means for` causing thelaterally-displaced valve to press against its seat to thereby seal saidopening in the plug.

9. The combination of a bottle having a neck, a cap sealed upon the topof the neck,

a stopper in said cap, and the following in-v strumentalities in theneck of the bottle, namely: a bafiler, afloat below said baliler andincompletely filling the neck, a closure having an opening which isclosed by the lower end of said loat, a liftable valve below saidclosure, a plug below said valve iilling the neck of the bottle andhaving an opening which is normally closed by said valve; the latterhaving in its upper side a conical depression; and a Elxed valve-lockingdevice projecting within said conical depression in position to permitlimited upward and lateral play of said valve, and to engage saidconical depression to seal the valve when the latter is displacedlaterally.

C. M. CONRADSON.

Witnesses G. C. SwANsoN, A. RUssELL.

